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# Forward Deployed Engineer

- **Company:** True Talent Solutions LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $200,000 - $325,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Marketing, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Large Language Models, Backend, Agentic-AI, Information Technology, Integration Frameworks, Virtual Agents, Api Design
- **Published:** November 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/forward-deployed-engineer-san-francisco-ca--c521e211-4977-40d0-8436-034a5d86eeb6

## About the Role

Customer Relations, Production Systems, IT Service Management (ITSM), Automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Application Programming Interface (API), Process Development, Engineering, Software Engineering, Startup, * At least 2 years of software engineering experience, preferably in product-focused or customer-facing roles.

 * Strong backend engineering and system design fundamentals, with experience shipping production systems and building APIs or third-party integrations.
 * Experience working directly with customers on implementations, pilots, solutions engineering, or forward-deployed projects, or a clear interest in moving into customer-facing engineering.
 * Background in startups, small companies, or other fast-moving environments, with ownership and adaptability in ambiguous settings.
 * Clear communication skills with technical and business stakeholders, and the ability to execute independently.
 * Strong computer science, engineering, mathematics, or physics fundamentals.
 * Exposure to AI or LLM systems, agent architectures, or automation platforms is helpful.

## Description

Join a newly formed customer-facing engineering team at an early-stage enterprise AI company focused on IT service management and workflow automation. You will build production systems with customers, turning complex operational needs into reliable AI-powered solutions and reusable platform capabilities., * Architect and build production-grade systems for customer pilots, translating complex requirements into scalable implementations.

 * Develop and maintain backend services, APIs, and integrations that extend an AI agent platform.
 * Build secure, reliable integrations with external systems, with strong observability and maintainability.
 * Turn customer needs and edge cases into reusable product capabilities.
 * Own deployments from initial architecture through launch, scaling, and ongoing optimization.
 * Partner with customers and internal teams to solve high-impact problems and move solutions into production.
 * Help establish processes for a new engineering function and contribute to product direction.